Shelving construction

Abstract

Shelving construction for customizing shelves used on interior walls of homes, offices or other buildings is described. Longitudinal members are first attached to a vertical interior wall for receiving shelf arms which are adjustably attached therealong. The longitudinal members are covered with a wood veneer and the shelf arms are then inserted into box-like wooden shelves which provide an all-wood appearance. The shelving construction can be easily modified by adding to the existing configuration. Each longitudinal member includes a series of grooves for receiving threaded plates which rotate for releasable engagement with the arms.

1. Shelf construction comprising: a longitudinal member, said longitudinal member for mounting to a vertical surface, said longitudinal member defining a front groove and a pair of side grooves, each of said pair of side grooves defined with opposing flanges, a pair of groove plates, said pair of groove plates each contained within different ones of said pair of side grooves, each of said pair of groove plates defining a threaded bore, a pair of arms, said pair of arms each defining a fixed rectangular shoulder, said shoulders each positioned within different ones of said pair of side grooves, a shelf, said shelf comprising a box, said box comprising a top and a bottom, said top opposing said bottom forming a cavity therebetween, said pair of arms positioned within said cavity for supporting said shelf. 
     
     
       2. The shelf construction of  claim 1  further comprising veneer, said veneer positioned on said longitudinal member. 
     
     
       3. The shelf construction of  claim 2  wherein said veneer defines a shoulder, said veneer shoulder positioned within said front groove. 
     
     
       4. The shelf construction of  claim 2  wherein said veneer is formed from wood. 
     
     
       5. The shelf construction of  claim 1  further comprising a pair of tabs, said pair of tabs each mounted on different ones of said pair of arms, said top defining a pair of notches, said pair of tabs each positioned within different ones of said pair of notches. 
     
     
       6. The shelf construction of  claim 1  wherein each of said pair of arms defines an aperture, a pair of threaded members, each of said pair of threaded members positioned within different ones of said arm apertures. 
     
     
       7. The shelf construction of  claim 6  wherein each of said pair of threaded members is tightened within different ones of said threaded bores. 
     
     
       8. The shelf construction of  claim 1  wherein each of said pair of groove plates are rectangular. 
     
     
       9. A method of constructing shelves on a wall comprising the steps of:
 a) providing a longitudinal member for mounting to a surface having a front groove and a pair of side grooves with opposing flanges, a pair of groove plates each having a threaded bore and each contained within different ones of said pair of side grooves, a pair of arms each defining a fixed shoulder integrally formed therewith, each of said shoulders positioned within different ones of said pair of side grooves, a tab mounted on each of said pair of arms, a shelf comprising a box with a top and a bottom and a cavity therebetween, said top defining a pair of notches each for receiving different ones of the arm tabs; 
 b) selecting a wall; 
 c) mounting the longitudinal member vertically thereto; 
 d) attaching the pair of arms to the longitudinal member; and 
 e) affixing the shelf to the pair of arms with the arm tabs positioned in the top notches inside the box. 
 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 9  further comprising the step of tightening a threaded member into each one of the pair of groove plates to secure the pair of arms thereto. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 9  further comprising the step of mounting a veneer to the longitudinal member.